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29 January 2024
T Murray
By email: [FYI request #25111 email]
Tēnā koe T Murray
Request under the Official Information Act 1982 – Meeting with new Minister
Thank you for your email of 9 December 2023, requesting the fol owing information from Te Pūkenga
– New Zealand Institute of Skil s and Technology (Te Pūkenga), we have numbered your queries for
ease of reference:
1. The date, time and location of your initial meeting with the new Minister for your
department;
2. A list of attendees at this meeting
3. The cost of any flights and accommodation for staff who reside outside of wellington to
attend this meeting
4. Any documentation provided at the meeting
5. All notes (including handwritten notes) taken at the meeting by department staff;
6. A copy of any emails sent by department attendees or all staff communications regarding the
meeting with the new Minister.
This letter provides a formal decision on your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
The decision
Question 1
Te Pūkenga ini�al mee�ng with our new Minister for Ter�ary Educa�on and Skills, Hon Penny
Simmonds, was held on Thursday 30 November 2023 at 1.30pm in Minister Simmonds’ office at
Parliament.
Question 2
Atendees at the mee�ng included: Hon Penny Simmonds; Murray Strong, Te Pūkenga Council Chair;
Peter Winder, Te Pūkenga Chief Execu�ve; Tim Fowler, Ter�ary Educa�on Commission Chief
Execu�ve; and the Minister’s advisor.